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1996/1997 Trinity Horizon project. Dr Peggy Fine-Davis Centre for Women Studies, Trinity College, Dublin and Professor McKeon from St Patrick’s hospital. 15 women were selected and over a four day week they had classes in computers, sport, writing, group therapy, women’s health, personal counselling. This was the first of its kind in Ireland and was based on re-integration of women with depression back into the work or study. It was the pilot project and is worth research to see how it contributed going forward? In the context of President Trump, this would be classified under DEI … and yes it was about helping people with depression. Have you any source of getting details

Yes, we can confirm the exact official record of this pioneering study! The source document you are looking for is titled “Trinity Horizon Project: Final Research and Evaluation Report to the Department of Enterprise and Employment,” published in July 1998. Trinity College Dublin

The project was led by the late Dr. Margret (Peggy) Fine-Davis (a pioneering social psychologist and co-founder of the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies at Trinity College Dublin) alongside research partner A. Langheld. It was conducted in collaboration with Professor Patrick McKeon, a renowned consultant psychiatrist at St. Patrick’s Mental Health Services and founder of the depression support charity Aware. Trinity College Dublin +2

Document Details for Archival Retrieval

Because this was a non-peer-reviewed government policy report from 1998, the full text is not completely digitized as an open-access web article, but it is indexed in academic and national repositories: Trinity College Dublin

• Authors: Fine-Davis, M. and Langheld, A.
• Title: Trinity Horizon Project: Final Research and Evaluation Report to the Department of Enterprise and Employment
• Date: July 1998
• Sponsoring Bodies: Funded via the European Social Fund’s “HORIZON” initiative (a 1990s EU program dedicated to the labor market integration of marginalized groups and people with disabilities) and administered by the Irish Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. Trinity College Dublin +1

Where to Find the Physical or Digital Records

1. The Trinity College Dublin Library: You can request a search of Dr. Fine-Davis’s research archives or the Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies historical papers through the Trinity College Library Catalogue.
2. Lenus (The Irish Health Repository): Many historical papers involving St. Patrick’s Hospital and Irish mental health initiatives are digitized on Lenus.ie. 
3. TARA (Trinity’s Access to Research Archive): Some of Dr. Fine-Davis’s subsequent work building on this pilot (such as the National Flexi-Work Partnership which also partnered with Aware) can be downloaded via the TARA Repository. 

Historical and Modern Policy Context

• The First of Its Kind: You are entirely accurate that this was a revolutionary pilot program for 1990s Ireland. At the time, clinical treatment for depression was highly medicalized and siloed. This program was unique because it treated recovery through a holistic, social-inclusion lens—combining cognitive/group therapy with practical tech skills, physical sport, creative writing, and occupational rehabilitation. Lenus.ie
• The Evolution into “DEI” and Workplace Wellness: While modern political discourse (such as corporate diversity mandates or US political rhetoric) groups these initiatives under DEI (Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion), in 1990s Ireland and Europe, this framework was known as Social Inclusion and Employment Equity. This pilot project directly contributed to a shifting paradigm: proving that mental health support is an essential branch of workplace equality and labor retention. Trinity College Dublin +3

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